Algiers vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$170	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	47	63
😀 Quality of life	59	38
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.27M

The cost of living in Algiers is 48% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8756th and 5917th ($478 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Algeria and South Africa, respectively. Check Algeria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 5457th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Soweto

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	Algiers	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$3805

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$407
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$336
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$395
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$331
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$345
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$362
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$364
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$357
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$410
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$390
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$436
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2528
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$504
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$391
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$477
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$399
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$387
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1480
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$400
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$476
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1356
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1406
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$465
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1300
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1470
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1068
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1154
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1030
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$406
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1213
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1214
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1138
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1161
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1254

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003